Whitney Wolfe Herd Quotes
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If I want to make the first move, I want to go after something in my life, I should be able to do that without shame, guilt, or blame.
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I always wanted to have a scenario where the guy didn't have my number, but I had his. What if women make the first move, send the first message? And if they don't, the match disappears after 24 hours, like in Cinderella, the pumpkin and the carriage? It'd be symbolic of a Sadie Hawkins dance - going after it, girls ask first.
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Never before has a major professional sports team partnered in this way with a female-driven brand like Bumble. It's an honor to partner with an organization as progressive and compassionate as the Clippers. Like us, they know generating awareness for diversity and gender equality is critical to business success.
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If you truly want to find a meaningful relationship, you've got to find yourself first and learn to be confident in your own skin. Don't sacrifice anything about who you are to be with someone. That's setting yourself up for failure.
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I will say that you can't live your life with any regrets.
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I realized that there's a big world, and really, the only way you can make a critical impact on something greater than your own little world is through technology.
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Be genuine. Put out what you want to receive; that's the same for real life and Tinder.
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When I left Tinder, I had no intention of getting back into the dating industry. What I ultimately wanted to do was start this contagious complimentary social network, where kindness was at the helm.
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Bumble really sets the stage for an empowered and modern way to connect, which educated and forward-thinking groups of people have really gravitated to.
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I sleep with the drapes open to rise with the sun. I think that's a healthy thing to do because even if you don't like to wake up early, your body does adjust.
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I think, traditionally, power is perceived as something that belongs to men and is an excuse to behave in a disempowered way.
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The most successful apps have taken a societal problem and built an accessible and democratic solution.
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I know in the business world, some women won't speak if there are men in meetings for fear of being seen as too assertive.
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We always need friends. And I think we come out of these highly social environments with university, college, wherever we were, and getting to a new city could be daunting. It can be lonely, and it's almost easier to find a date than it is to find a friend.
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We encourage failure among young men; we celebrate it... It's a badge of honour for a man. Yet attach those same words and experiences to a woman, and society writes her off.
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Once a week, someone tells me to toughen up, get a sharper edge. I don't do that.
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I'd read a lot about the psychology around rejection and insecurity, and I had noticed that when people feel insecure or rejected, they behave aggressively, erratically. Especially when you can hide behind a screen name or a profile picture.
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I actually don't think about Tinder.
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When you can look at failure and say, 'What is the worst case scenario,' it's not as bad as it seems.
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Don't let something hurtful in your past hold you back from what you want to do. Be brave.
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I realized that that Golden Rule does not exist online. You are not held to that same standard as when there is a teacher in the room or someone monitoring behavior.
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I have so many girlfriends who are powerhouses: They have big careers, are fearless in traveling in third-world countries or a launching non-profit. But they won't text a guy for fear of being perceived as desperate. That is broken.
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My goal is not to overtake Tinder or compete with Tinder. To be fully honest with you, I think Tinder is a great product. It's still my baby at the end of the day. So I wish it continued success. I still have equity in Tinder.
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I think that a big shame of how women are approached in business is they're oftentimes looked to for perspective and not implementation.